Delbert Stanley Runyon
Military
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UPL 56294
B-24 42-95040 'Silver Streak', 577BS, 392BG
Rear L-R: Jerry Cross (Eng), Del Runton (CP), Pellegrino Cottone (N), Unkn, M/Sgt Jarvis, Alf Cohn (P).
Front L-R: Bill Norton (NG), Myron Kincaid (RO), Will Korpi (WG), Walt Avery (TG), 'Dino' Nogales (WG).
Rear L-R: Jerry Cross (Eng), Del Runton (CP), Pellegrino Cottone (N), Unkn, M/Sgt Jarvis, Alf Cohn (P).
Front L-R: Bill Norton (NG), Myron Kincaid (RO), Will Korpi (WG), Walt Avery (TG), 'Dino' Nogales (WG).
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Alfred Cohn crew. Flew aboard B-24 Silver Streak. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13121238 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Silver Streak
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fresno County, CA | 29 September 1921 | Son of Tipton Lindsey and Annie Adeline [Baird] Runyon. |
Enlisted |
Hamilton Field, CA | 24 June 1942 | Hamilton Field, California |
Died |
Clovis, Fresno County, CA | 15 November 2003 | |
Buried |
Clovis Cemetery Clovis, Fresno County, CA | 18 November 2003 | Clovis Cemetery Clovis, Fresno County, California |
Monterey, CA | |||
Based |
Wendling | Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/rnames.html